CEM observation report (CEMOR)

B.1

Introduction

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This annex details a mechanism by which to comment on the CEM.

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This mechanism consists of a report format to be used to articulate the observation

as well as a mailing address to which a CEMOR should be sent.

B.2

Forwarding a CEMOR

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A CEMOR may be sent directly to the internet mail address “cem@cse.dnd.ca”.

The CEMOR may be sent to this internet address directly by the originator or,

alternatively, through one of the organisations listed in the foreword of this part. An

acknowledgement will normally be sent to the originator of a CEMOR.

B.3

Format of a CEMOR

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A CEMOR shall be forwarded in a text (ASCII) format only.

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A separate CEMOR shall be created for each observation. A single CEMOR shall

not address two or more unrelated observations.

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A CEMOR shall contain all of the following fields, although one or more fields may

be empty. Each field shall begin with the ASCII character “ $”, followed by an

arabic number, followed by the ASCII character “ :”

$1:

Originator’s name

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Full name of the originator.

$2:

Originator organisation

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The originator’s organisation/affiliation.

$3:

Return address

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Electronic mail or other address to acknowledge receipt of the CEMOR and request

clarification, if necessary.

$4:

Date

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Submission date of observation YY/MM/DD.

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$5:

Originator’s CEMOR identifier

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This identifier is assigned to the CEMOR by the originator. There are two

requirements for this identifier. Firstly, that it be unique to the originator and,

secondly, that it be prefixed with “ CEMOR.”.

$6:

Title of the CEMOR

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A short descriptive title for this CEMOR.

$7:

CEM document reference

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Single reference to the affected area of the CEM. This field shall identify the CEM

part number and section number and. Additionally, a paragraph number (or, if no

paragraph number is relevant, the table or figure number) shall also be identified in

this field.

$8:

Statement of observation

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Comprehensive description of the observation. There is no restriction regarding the

length of this field. However, it shall contain text only; no figures or tables other

than what can be achieved within the realm of ASCII shall be used.

$9:

Suggested solution(s)

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Proposed solution(s) for addressing the observation.

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$$

End of CEMOR

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Required to mark the end of CEMOR relevant information.

B.3.1

Example observations:

$1: A. N. Other

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